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This chapter discusses the process variation effect on power amplifier performance. Extensive analytical equations are derived. The adaptive body bias technique to reduce the process variation effect on the power amplifier performance variation is presented.
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Yuan, JS. (2016). Power Amplifier Design for Variability. In: CMOS RF Circuit Design for Reliability and Variability. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0884-9_8
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